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College ice hockey tournament
The 1988 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 17th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament . It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1988. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan . By winning the tournament, Bowling Green received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association 's automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The team that finished below eighth place in the standings was not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three series, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament .
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Lake Superior State †
32
22
4
6
50
163
97
46
33
7
6
233
139
Bowling Green *
32
19
11
2
40
190
144
45
30
13
2
258
188
Michigan State
32
18
11
3
39
151
123
46
27
16
3
222
173
Western Michigan
32
17
12
3
37
152
136
42
22
17
3
208
184
Michigan
32
17
15
0
34
140
131
41
22
19
0
176
171
Illinois-Chicago
32
14
17
1
29
137
138
39
18
20
1
170
169
Ferris State
32
11
17
4
26
118
165
40
15
20
5
155
198
Ohio State
32
7
21
4
18
116
178
40
10
24
6
138
209
Miami
32
7
24
1
15
113
168
38
12
25
1
145
187
Championship : Bowling Green † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Bracket
Template:8TeamBracket-NCAA-with 3rd
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
First Round
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (8) Ohio State
Lake Superior State won series 2–0
(2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Ferris State
Bowling Green won series 2–0
(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Illinois–Chicago
Michigan State won series 2–0
(4) Western Michigan vs. (5) Michigan
Western Michigan won series 2–1
Semifinals
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (4) Western Michigan
(2) Bowling Green vs. (3) Michigan State
Consolation Game
(3) Michigan State vs. (4) Western Michigan
Championship
(1) Lake Superior State vs. (2) Bowling Green
Tournament awards
* Most Valuable Player(s) [5]
References
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